Indian Masterminds - Stories of Bureaucrats, PSUs, Changemakers

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How Savita Dahiya Helped Turn Jaswantgarh into a New Home for Blackbucks and Birds

22 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

A degraded wasteland in Rajasthan was transformed into a thriving grassland habitat through scientific restoration, water management and community par...

Beyond Bureaucracy

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

Change Makers

How IFS Suman W M Sivachar is Making Forest Conservation a Community Effort in Nagaland

22 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

IFS Suman W M Sivachar is making forest conservation in Nagaland more community-driven through wildlife...

Book Reviews

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...

Beyond Headlines

Science, Technology and the Soil: How India Is Transforming Agriculture for 2047

21 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting beyond record production towards climate resilience, scientific...

Must Read

Census 2027: Centre Notifies 40 Questions, Caste, Aadhaar, Bank Accounts and COVID-19 Vaccination Included

14 August 2026

Who Was Ex-IAS Rebecca Suchiang? Meghalaya’s First Khasi Woman Chief Secretary Dies at 64

18 August 2026

Who Is Ajay A Kumar? IFS Officer Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to Iraq

18 August 2026

Videos

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Kalinganagar to Cybercrime: The Long Journey of Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra

19 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

Central Bank of India Holds Mega Retail Outreach Programme, Sanctions ₹172 Crore Loans

22 August 2026

Coal India Plans First Overseas Trading Office in Singapore to Expand Critical Minerals Business

22 August 2026

PNB Pays ₹50 Lakh Insurance Claim Under Rakshak Pension Account to Army Pensioner’s Family

22 August 2026

NCL Conducts 5-Day Training Programme for 34 Employees on Safety, Teamwork and Productivity

22 August 2026

SECL Commissions India’s First 21 CuM Electro-Hydraulic Face Shovel at Gevra Mega Project

22 August 2026

IREDA Inaugurates 170 kW On-Grid Solar Projects in Goa Under CSR Initiative

22 August 2026

MOIL Welcomes MMDR Amendment Act 2026, Highlights Boost to Long-Term Mining Investments

22 August 2026

BEL Launches 3 Month Preventive Vigilance Awareness Campaign 2026 with Focus on “Probity for Prosperity”

22 August 2026

Defence News

Meet Sharanga: The Indigenous Drone Weapon Being Developed For Indian Soldiers

22 August 2026

Project Kusha M1 Wind Tunnel Trials Confirm Readiness For Next Development Phase

22 August 2026

India Strengthens Underwater Warfare Capability As DRDO Transfers Key Naval Technology To BDL

22 August 2026

What Is A Femto-Tesla Magnetometer And Why Is DRDO Building It

22 August 2026

Judiciary News

BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra Resignation

Explained: Why BCI Co-Chairman Wants Manan Kumar Mishra To Resign

22 August 2026

Meet Pawan Kumar Mutneja, The New Advocate General Of Haryana

22 August 2026

Punjab HC Orders Statewide Audit of Long-Pending Investigations, DGP to Monitor Cases Every Monday

22 August 2026

Kerala HC Challenged Over Clean Chit to DGP S. Sreejith in Foreign Visit Case

22 August 2026

CSR News

IREDA Inaugurates 170 kW On-Grid Solar Projects in Goa Under CSR Initiative

22 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU for ₹35.39 Lakh CSR Project to Promote Mushroom Cultivation in 40+ Villages

20 August 2026

NMDC Flags Off 90 Students for Healthcare Education Under Swasthya Kaushal Yojana 2026

20 August 2026

WCL Partners with CURE India to Rehabilitate 100 Children with Clubfoot in Nagpur Under CSR Initiative

19 August 2026

Opinion

Features

When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Atmanirbharta 2.0: India's Real Defence Test Begins After the Factory Gate

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

UPSC Stories

Father Died, Family Turned to Farming: How Pankaj Kamboj Fought His Way to CAPF

21 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After losing his father at 14 and helping his family survive through farming, Pankaj Kamboj turned repeated...

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC CAPF...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...

Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...